"This fellow is actually quite weak. As long as your mind and emotions aren't influenced by him, there's nothing to fear," Ye Yunfei remarked to Hun Lao via voice transmission, sensing the energy aura of the Heart-Devouring Demon before him.
"That's right. You cultivate Mental Force, so you aren't afraid of him affecting your emotions and mental state. Therefore, he's relatively easy for you to deal with," Hun Lao replied with a smile.
Aaaah…
At this moment, under the assault of Ye Yunfei's various Mental Force combat techniques and Soul Force combat techniques, that Heart-Devouring Demon began to lose his composure, letting out miserable screams.
His true realm was only at the Intermediate Demigod level. His ability to cause trouble came from his racial talent for controlling the minds and emotions of other living beings, coupled with his skill at hiding his presence, moving unpredictably like a ghost, and his bizarre methods, making him difficult to deal with normally. But before Ye Yunfei, he possessed no advantages whatsoever and was completely suppressed.
"So the legends are true! You brat are truly frightening!" roared the Heart-Devouring Demon amidst his screams.
Bright demonic blood began to stream from his orifices, demonic aura soaring to the heavens.
Seeing this, the other Demigods of the Alliance Army withdrew their Soul Force energy.
"Hmph, now you understand Young Master Ye's prowess? Daring to provoke our Alliance Army truly means you were tired of living," many Demigods of the Alliance Army sneered.
"Go to hell."
Ye Yunfei looked at the immobilized Heart-Devouring Demon, threw a punch, and terrifying fist force erupted, instantly enveloping the Heart-Devouring Demon.
Aaaah…
Already suppressed by Mental Force and Soul Force, and now facing this fearsome fist force, the Heart-Devouring Demon trembled all over and shrieked in terror.
Before the fist even landed on his demonic body, numerous dense cracks appeared, and demonic blood gushed out.
"Everyone, save me!" In his panic, the Heart-Devouring Demon yelled without regard for anything.
What?!
The surrounding Alliance Army Demigods' expressions shifted slightly. Clearly, this Heart-Devouring Demon seemed to have accomplices!
"Just as I suspected!" Ye Yunfei sneered.
Ye Yunfei had actually subdued this Heart-Devouring Demon earlier; the reason he hadn't killed him immediately was his suspicion that there might be others.
"You're too bold! You actually dare to kill members of our Heart-Devouring Demon Clan!"
A cold snort echoed. Then, an Alliance Army Demigod expert flashed and landed beside the Heart-Devouring Demon subdued by Ye Yunfei, unleashing a torrent of demonic aura.
"Elder Chen!"
Seeing this, the Alliance Army Demigods cried out in surprise. This Elder Chen was a relatively active figure among the Alliance Army's high command. Though only an Intermediate Demigod in strength, he was skilled at communication, helpful, and acquainted with every Demigod in the Alliance Army.
"To think you hid yourself so well that I couldn't find you," Ye Yunfei stared coldly at Elder Chen.
Previously, Ye Yunfei had managed to deduce and perceive the Heart-Devouring Demon hiding in Zhang Nanjie's body, but he had failed to detect that Elder Chen also harbored a Heart-Devouring Demon. Evidently, the Heart-Devouring Demon concealed within Elder Chen was even more adept at hiding its aura.
"This fellow hid himself way too deep. I sensed him multiple times just now but couldn't detect it," Hun Lao couldn't help but say with a bitter smile.
"Little brat Ye Yunfei, our Heart-Devouring Demon Clan does not wish to develop any more animosity with you. How about this: we leave now, and our previous discord is settled," a voice emerged from within Elder Chen, its tone softer now, carrying an air of negotiation.
"Heh heh, you killed one of my men, and now a single sentence is supposed to wipe the slate clean? Such an easy resolution?" Ye Yunfei retorted with a cold chuckle.
The next moment.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei stomped his foot, and one Earth Formation after another erupted continuously, instantly surrounding the area where Elder Chen stood.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei also unleashed Soul Force combat techniques and Mental Force combat techniques, directly attacking the Heart-Devouring Demon's Soul Body.
"Brat, I didn't expect your Mental Force level to be so terrifying!" A piercing shriek came from the Heart-Devouring Demon within Elder Chen.
Clearly, facing Ye Yunfei's Mental Force attacks, he was struggling to withstand them.
Rumble…
At this moment, both Heart-Devouring Demons suddenly unleashed vast amounts of dark energy, like two rolling, turbulent oceans, rushing toward Ye Yunfei.
This dark energy contained endless varieties of negative energy—fear, rage, sorrow, despair, pain, melancholy, loss, dejection, anxiety, tension, irritation, fury, and so on. Where it passed, the space instantly fell into a heavy, hopeless atmosphere.
The Alliance Army Demigods standing not far away immediately found their moods plummeting. Those with lower realms and weaker Soul Force began succumbing to various negative emotions—some shed tears, some grew angry, some became anxious.
"Everyone, stay alert!"
Xiao Ziming, being a Senior Demigod with relatively strong Soul Force, knew the negative energy released by the two Heart-Devouring Demons was starting to affect everyone. He immediately used a sonic-type technique and roared loudly.
Hearing Xiao Ziming's roar, most Demigods instantly snapped out of it, inwardly thinking how frightening it was, and retreated.
Xiao Ziming grabbed several Initial Demigods whose eyes still looked somewhat dazed and dragged them back a distance.
However, Ye Yunfei remained completely unaffected.
The vast, turbulent dark energy surged wildly but was pushed back by Ye Yunfei's Mental Force the moment it reached his side.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei revolved the Nine Yang Ancient Scripture. Nine scorching Yang suns rose, transforming into nine seas of fire. The terrifying heat instantly set the surrounding heavens and earth aboil.
"What technique is this!?" Both Heart-Devouring Demons were greatly alarmed. They felt that this technique Ye Yunfei executed seemed to faintly counter them.
After all, the cultivation techniques of the Heart-Devouring Demon Clan leaned towards the dark, yin side, while the Nine Yang Ancient Scripture belonged to the yang, righteous class. Furthermore, Ye Yunfei had fused two precious yang-attribute treasures, greatly increasing the potency of the Nine Yang Ancient Scripture.
"Starting to go all out now, are you? Useless," Ye Yunfei sneered, aware that the two Heart-Devouring Demons, under pressure, were secretly burning their vital origin blood, overdrafting their potential for an abnormal surge.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei unleashed even more powerful Mental Force energy, transforming it into two violent tornados that slammed into the bodies of the two Heart-Devouring Demons.
Techniques like Heart Demon Bell, Formless Heart Sword, and Mental Force Chains continuously attacked the Soul Bodies of these two Heart-Devouring Demons, making it harder and harder for them to endure.
"Let's go!"
Suddenly, one Heart-Devouring Demon sent a voice transmission to the other. Then, both their bodies erupted with blazing flames as they began burning their vital origin blood even more frantically.
But how could Ye Yunfei, already prepared, allow them to leave?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment, one Earth Formation after another erupted in the surroundings, combining with the previous ones to form a tight encirclement, thoroughly sealing off any retreat for the two Heart-Devouring Demons.
Then, Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he charged beside one of the Heart-Devouring Demons and threw a punch, directly blasting the demon's body apart, leaving only a Soul Body.
"You're too ferocious!"
The Heart-Devouring Demon's Soul Body shrieked in terror, astonished at how utterly powerless he seemed before Ye Yunfei. He was, after all, an Intermediate Demigod, while Ye Yunfei was merely a Initial Demigod.
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered again as he pursued the other Heart-Devouring Demon.
At this moment, Huang Shang timely appeared, unleashing a deluge of ghostly fog that surged toward the Heart-Devouring Demon whose body had just been blasted apart. One ghost wall after another materialized, forming a confining illusion formation akin to "ghost walls", directly trapping that Heart-Devouring Demon's Soul Body.
Huang Shang had refined and absorbed many Demigod-level Soul Bodies some time ago, and his power had been steadily rising. The Heart-Devouring Demon before him, whose body had been shattered by Ye Yunfei's punch, even his Soul Body was injured, and was naturally no match for Huang Shang.
"Don't refine him just yet. I'm quite curious about the Heart-Devouring Demon Clan. I plan to extract his memories and thoroughly study this race," Ye Yunfei transmitted to Huang Shang.
By now, Ye Yunfei had caught up behind the other Heart-Devouring Demon, deploying his Mental Force and Soul Force energy, continuously attacking the demon, causing its movement speed to slow down.
Subsequently, this Heart-Devouring Demon's body was also blasted apart by Ye Yunfei's fist.
The Heart-Devouring Demon Clan excelled at using negative energies to interfere with and control other beings; their actual combat prowess wasn't particularly strong. Ye Yunfei, skilled in Mental Force and unafraid of their negative energies, had essentially neutered their greatest advantage. These Heart-Devouring Demons appeared pathetically weak before him, and given they were only Intermediate Demigods, they amounted to nothing in his eyes.
After shattering the second Heart-Devouring Demon's body, with a thought, Ye Yunfei summoned eight Soul Force planets simultaneously. They encircled the demon's Soul Body, swarmed it, and subdued it within a single breath's time.
"I'll leave this one's Soul Body to you as well."
By now, Huang Shang had already restrained the other Heart-Devouring Demon's Soul Body and brought it before Ye Yunfei. Ye Yunfei then safely stored both Soul Bodies away.
"With the experience of dealing with these Heart-Devouring Demon Demigod experts, handling them in the future will be much easier," Hun Lao said with a smile.
"Yes, what the Heart-Devouring Demons excel at are negative energy and stealth. Being able to counter those two aspects renders them powerless," Ye Yunfei nodded.
With the two Heart-Devouring Demons resolved, the bodies of Zhang Nanjie and Elder Chen lay collapsed on the ground some distance away. Using his Soul Force, Ye Yunfei examined their bodies and their Soul Bodies, finding that their Souls were in a state of bewilderment, lacking normal consciousness.
"Young Master Ye, how are those two?" Elder Kong inquired.
"They have been affected by the Heart-Devouring Demons' negative energy and have lost their senses. Their Soul Bodies are currently in a confused state as well. Let me conduct some research to see if they can be saved," Ye Yunfei replied.
Ye Yunfei understood that these two Alliance Army Demigods had lost their minds due to the influence and control of the Heart-Devouring Demons' negative energy, so they hadn't truly betrayed the Alliance Army.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged again and began performing further divination using the Chaos Heavenly Secrets Art. He was concerned that there might be other Heart-Devouring Demons hiding within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.
Truly, the Heart-Devouring Demons' concealment abilities were formidable; even Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao couldn't sense them. Ye Yunfei also felt a bit of fear, thinking he was fortunate that the two Demons acted out, killing someone, before he left the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, which alerted him and prompted his investigation. If they had begun causing chaos only after he departed, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
For the next few days, Ye Yunfei spent significant time repeatedly performing divinations. During this process, he gathered all the Alliance Army Demigods together and conducted divinations on each one individually. However, no further abnormalities were detected.
Following that, Ye Yunfei conducted an interrogation of the two captured Heart-Devouring Demon Soul Bodies. During Ye Yunfei's questioning, Huang Shang stood by, employing various ghost cultivator techniques to torment their Souls, making them wish for death. According to these two Demons, only the two of them had secretly infiltrated the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds; there were no other accomplices.
Still, Ye Yunfei wasn't fully convinced. He began utilizing the Soul Force Constellation Technique to fuse with their Soul Bodies and extract their memories.
"This... This seems like a technique from the Soul Clan! And it appears to be a forbidden technique at that! Brat, you're a human! How can you cultivate a Soul Clan technique?!" Surrounded by the eight Soul Force planets, the two Heart-Devouring Demons were scared out of their wits, screaming in panic. They recognized that what Ye Yunfei executed seemed like a profound forbidden technique of the Soul Clan.
Ye Yunfei paid them no heed, driving the eight Soul Force planets to continuously refine their Soul Bodies.
The two Heart-Devouring Demons quickly grew utterly frantic, begging for mercy incessantly, but Ye Yunfei remained unmoved.
Roughly half a day later, Ye Yunfei had used the Soul Force Constellation Technique to completely fuse with their Soul Bodies and successfully extracted their memories. After absorbing their memories, Ye Yunfei gained a fairly in-depth understanding of the Heart-Devouring Demon Clan's situation.
"Based on current information, it seems there aren't any other Heart-Devouring Demons within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds," Ye Yunfei said with a sigh of relief. After absorbing their memories, he was convinced no other Heart-Devouring Demons remained in these worlds.
The Heart-Devouring Demon race, skilled in concealment and using negative energy to affect others, could often unknowingly control other beings, making them a troublesome adversary. Ye Yunfei certainly didn't wish for any other Heart-Devouring Demons to be hiding within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds.